Moto G with LTE makes appearance on Amazon

The biggest let down for many about the Moto G was that you couldn't get an LTE model. If this preorder placeholder at Amazon's Moto G page is correct, starting June 30 you will be able to do just that. Amazon has listed two models with "universal LTE" capabilities, in both black and white. The actual pages for the devices are blank, but you're able to click through and send Amazon $219 to get on the list.

The image supplied for the white version isn't a run-of-the-mill Moto G (which we haven't seen in white) but since this is a placeholder we can't be sure it's a mock-up of the actual product. The black model would have been more familiar, but there is no picture to be found.

What do you think? Is Motorola going to announce an LTE Moto G on May 13?? If so, are you going to buy one for $219? Let us know in the comments.

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Moto G with LTE makes appearance on Amazon

Probably not. I'm happy with my moto x and I'm waiting to see what the next version of that is like. I can tell you that this reinvented Motorola is awesome and they have the best phones on the market right now.

Same here. I bought my wife a moto x when they had the sale, 2 days later she dropped it in the bathtub..........................
It's coming out of the emergency wet cell phone kit tonight, pretty sure we're good but if it's ruined I'll get here this new moto g. With LTE it becomes a now viable option.

I would just get her a moto g or a nexus 5. Or just get her the one plus since it's low priced and it's waterproof and shock proof or is it resistant? Either way it will fare better than most phones. My wife has the Xperia z and I don't worry about her messing up her phone. I'm upgrading her to the z1s in the next coming months.

While she's saving for the note 3 she might as well save a little extra for an otter box or some other heavy duty phone protector.
I am wondering why anyone would spend that much money on a phone (and end up getting the most expensive one) if they say they're not into these types of phones to begin with, especially after going through so many in such a small amount of time. I would have a heart attack if I broke that many phones!

To Rex, Yankeeusa, & kcerica
The wife is book smart, not street smart.
She has to have the best, even if she doesn't know how to use it.
When you can't get your point across to someone you simply sit back and let them bump their heads.
All and all, she has to come up with $800. Not me.

And she's also learned that if you don't take my advice now, it won't be available later.

I'm actually completely happy with the current data speed on T-Mobile with my Moto G I'm getting anywhere from 8-15 Mbps wherever I go. I'll keep those speeds and the added battery life not being used on LTE antennas.

i love the moto g in theory. i thought it would be the go to phone if my wife or daughters broke their phone and we needed something quick. my wife broke her Nexus 4. 200 for the moto g or 300 for the moto x? yup, got her the moto x.

so despite the fact i appreciate what the moto g offers at that price. it's only a good option if you're really counting your pennies (which i probably should be doing but.... meh).

so your saying it is EOL now? Usually when you do a refresh, the other is left in the dust. No this is something that they should have put in to start with. People are stuck with 3 G when they could have had 4G. The same with me. I should have Spark on my Note 3, but do not.

If Samsung did this, the people who would be up in arms are the Samsung people, because Samsung people are a bunch of whiny little...whiners.
Moto people just chill and enjoy the great phone that they have.

notice the price. this isnt Replacing the current version. its the next version at a higher price. $179, $199, now 219. Sure you can be upset that they didn't release this version to start with, but there's a very high chance this model didn't exist at the time. Something in the development of the Moto E may have lead them to this. Who knows, but I'm still happy with my Moto G even without 4G.

The part that you missed is that I didn't bash anything it is a good phone. I mearly pointed out dumbo that if samsung did this, the thread would be 500 posts long about what a jerk move this is. Again, legos, go to the corner and play

Oooo Burn. But that does bring up a good point of this taking the place of the CDMA version since that's the only truly 3G version of the moto g. Anyone on Verizon would love the crap out of this while those of us with the GSM version won't see that big a difference.

Not really. My brother got a Moto G about two months ago, and loves it. AT&T's network on StraightTalk, is a awesome, cheap way to get a smartphone plan. We can usually get around 10Mbps HSPA on our phones where we live, which is very fast. Not to mention that LTE is a battery drain. (Turning it off on my Nexus 5 helps the battery life out).

After seeing this, I asked him if he regretted not waiting and getting the LTE model, and he said not at all. HSPA is plenty fast already, and there is no point paying extra just to squeeze a few more ounces of network speed out.(I imagine it may be different for those in more saturated networks, as we live in a more rural area, where there are less congested towers.)

I didn't realize that Brazil(where the G was initially launched) was a part of any of those countries.(Pulls up Google Earth, an encyclopedia, a globe and an old episode of Where in the World Is Carmen San Diego) Nope, Brazil ain't part of none of those countries.

it came to brazil and other parts of europe on the 12th of november. It was available in the US and canada by the 2nd of december and the rest of the world by the Christmas shopping season. I would say that is the initial launch but ok if you want to get picky

Your posts are childish and directly attack other commenters here. You yourself are guilty of the hypocrisy you are accusing others of. Please cease your personal attacks, trolling, and general misbehavior or you will get yourself reported. Thank you.

Yes, used phones are supposed to be cheaper not cheap. Many gsm phones keep a really good resale value and if you buy them on swappa you'll actually get a good quality phone. Last I checked you couldn't get a 32gb Nexus 5 with a spigen case, original box and mint condition anywhere near $350. So buying a used phone on swappa is definitely not a bad choice. My last 5 phones are from there and I saved hundreds and still got a mint like new phone.

Yeah, but not everyone wants a 5.5" phone screen. That thing is massive. I was really excited for it myself until I saw its size. I can barely hand the 5" display on my GS4. I'm actually hoping the screen size of the next iteration of the Moto X stays at 4.7" so that I can get something more manageable for my next phone

Yeah I can see that. I've had the Moto G and iPhone 5s for a little while now and am ready to get back into that phablet area like I had on my Note 2. But I can see how that size wouldn't appeal to everyone.
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